The decision by U.S. District Judge John Ross lands as Missouri lawmakers debate whether to legalize the video slot machines. Meanwhile, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has vowed to shut them down.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two "no-chance" gambling machines await customers in a Columbia convenience store (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). A federal ...

Slots have been popular since the late 1800s, in large part because the basic idea behind playing slot machines hasn’t changed. You give the dials a spin, hit the right symbols and get paid. Sure, the ...

A lucky gambler recently scored an “incredible jackpot” at a Western Washington casino. The gambler won more than $77,000 at Snoqualmie Casino and Hotel in Snoqualmie, casino officials wrote in a ...

A Torch Electronics slot and gaming machine is photographed on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at a north St. Louis County-area establishment. JEFFERSON CITY — County prosecutors in Missouri could benefit from ...

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ARCADIA — As suddenly as Santa Anita installed slot-style gaming machines, California Department of Justice agents swept in and removed them Saturday, leaving serious doubt about California horse ...

A temporary casino with 900 slot machines and 30 table games – but still no poker or a sportsbook – will open in Petersburg on Jan. 22, as The Cordish Cos. and Bruce Smith Enterprise finish ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Baton Rouge resident visiting a Mississippi Gulf Coast casino hotel entered 2026 with good ...

POLICE AND STATE AGENTS ARE TALLYING THE NUMBERS ON LAST NIGHT’S RAIDS IN LAKE COUNTY. THEY WERE TARGETING ILLEGAL GAMBLING AND SEIZED HUNDREDS OF MACHINES AND CASH WITH THE OWNERS OR MANAGERS OF THE ...

The top five slot machine jackpots won at MGM Springfield in 2025 were all six-figure prizes. On July 16, a $250 bet on the game “All Star Poker 2″ ended in a jackpot prize of $136,000. It was the ...